We talk to big economist Mohamed El-Erian about the US economy, the global economy and where we may be headed.

In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, PIMCO Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer Mohamed El-Erian gestures as he speaks during a session at the Buttonwood Gathering on Fixing Finance in New York. (AP)

Mohamed El-Erian looks out at the world economy – and at Gaza and Ukraine and Iraq and Libya – and sees a big fork in the road coming. Our treading water days are about over, says the former CEO of investment giant PIMCO. We are are headed up, or we’re headed down. And the odds are 50/50. Geopolitical crises are mounting, he says. No one’s in charge. Rational outcomes may not prevail. Investors are too confident. Businesses are too cautious. But the road we’re on is ending, he says. This hour On Point: Mohamed El-Erian on world crises, and the world economy.

– Tom Ashbrook

Guests

Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic adviser of Allianz. Chair of President Barack Obama’s Global Development Council. Former CEO of PIMCO. (@elerianm)

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